Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
St Pancras index
This pub was established in 1730 and most recently re-built in 1897. **
It was a Greene King public house in 2017 and March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Rising Sun, 46 Tottenham Court Road, W1 - circa 1904 with John Bass as licensed victualler
Kindly provided by John Carnaby

Rising Sun, 46 Tottenham Court Road, W1 - in May 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1796/John Goley/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1811/Robert Morrison, Rising Sun, Tottenham Court road/../../Holdens Directory
1829/Joshua Gray, Rising Sun, 46 Tottenham court road/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Joshua Gray,Rising Sun, 46 Tottenham court road/../../Pigots Directory
1841/Edward Field/../../../Post Office Directory *
1848/Charles Lowe/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Charles Lowe/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/Charles Lowe/../../../Post Office Directory *
September 1861/John Robert Sinclair/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1861/Charles James Terry/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
The Era 24 December 1865 - Transfers 0f Licenses
Rising Sun, Tottenham Court road, Charles James Trery to Robert Wiskar
1869/Robert Wiskar/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1870/Robert Wiskar/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1870/William Jones/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1881/John B Edwards/Licensed Victualler/35/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A Edwards/Wife/33/Wanstead, Essex/Census
1881/Frederick Wilson/Assistant/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles N Bloomfield/Assistant/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter R Vear/Assistant/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ruth Burrell/Cook/30/Buckingham/Census
1882/John Benj Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John B Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1888/William David Schwarz/../../../Post Office Directory **
1889/William David Schwarz/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/George James Schwarz/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George James Schwarz/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Richard Rhodes/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Victoria Stacey/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Victoria Stacey/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Victoria Stacey/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Mrs Mary Ann Victoria Stacey/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Museum
1919]
1929/Mrs Mary A V Stacey/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Museum 1919]
1931/Mrs Mary A V Stacey/../../../BT Telephone Directory [Museum 1919]
1944/Mrs Mary Frederick/../../../Post Office Directory *
1966/Havens Inn Ltd & T J A Pigott, Rising Sun, 46 Tottenham Court road W1/../../Licensed Victuallers
Association
2017 Greene King, Rising Sun, 46 Tottenham Court Road Bloomsbury W1T 2ED
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris